Beyond the Coal Rush

Beyond the Coal Rush

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Publisher's Synopsis

Climate change makes fossil fuels unburnable, yet global coal production has almost doubled over the last 20 years. This book explores how the world can stop mining coal - the most prolific source of greenhouse gas emissions. It documents efforts at halting coal production, focusing specifically on how campaigners are trying to stop coal mining in India, Germany, and Australia. Through in-depth comparative ethnography, it shows how local people are fighting to save their homes, livelihoods, and environments, creating new constituencies and alliances for the transition from fossil fuels. The book relates these struggles to conflicts between global climate policy and the national coal-industrial complex. With coal's meaning transformed from an important asset to a threat, and the coal industry declining, it charts reasons for continuing coal dependence, and how this can be overcome. It will provide a source of inspiration for energy transition for researchers in environment, sustainability, and politics, as well as policymakers.

Book information

ISBN: 9781108479820
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.2724
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xiii, 266
Weight: 660g
Height: 176mm
Width: 252mm
Spine width: 23mm